Rail-supporting means.



P. HENRY. HAIL SUPPORTING MEANS,- APPLlCATION FLLED [NH .17, 1913" Patented 1mm, 191g.

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RAEL SUPPORTiNG MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED 0m. 11, 19H.

WITNESSE$ UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

JOHN P. HENRY, 0F COPPERHILlJ, TENNESSEE RAIL-SUP2ORTING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Ietent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application filed October 1'7, 191?. Serial No. 197,112.

To all whom'it concern: Be it known that JOHN P. Hunnr, a (31131- zen otthe United S tates, resid1ng at Cop- .perhill, in the county of Polk and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reilfiupporting Means, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail supportingmeens, and more particularly to a tie and a supporting carriage so related as to support and secure a rail in proper position for use. I

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a ticwhichmey be readily csst from metal at com'pqlretively small cost and rail supporting carriages slidshly mountedon-this tie adjustable toward. and; away from each other so as to permit the gage of the road to be varied. Another obect of the invention is'fto provide-a tie and a. carriage slidalole thereon and so connected. to the tie as to securely hrs-cc the same against lateral spreading. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

in the'drawings:

Figure 1 is a. top plan View of a. tie and supporting carriages, mounted thereon constructed in accordance with my invention.

. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

' Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l with the :cover plates oi the he removed.

Fig. i is e section taken substant ally on line H; of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a. viewsimilar to Fig. 1 of a. modi" fied form of tie,-.the cover plates of one seetion'oi the tie being removed as indicated by line 77 of Fig.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the form shown in Fig. 7 one section of the tie being shown in central verticalsection. v

The tie A is of rectangular cross section having the bottom plate 1 and side plat-es 2 and 3 allcast integral. Side plate 2 is pro vided, adfacent each end and at its upper edge,- with integral inwardly and outwardly extending flanges 4 end 5, respectively. Side plate 3 is also provided, adjacent each end, withflanges 6 and -7 corresponding to theflenges 4: and 5. These flanges and the inner end of which isthr tcgral with the tie. These guide members fit 'snuglybinto T-channels or guide slots formed adjacent each end of a rail supports ing carriage 8 slidahly mounted, on the up-. per face of the tie. This cerriagc is composed of tww notions 9 and 10 which are movable toward and away from each other. Section 9 of the carriage is provided, at each end, with an integral outwardly extending car 11 which is in ulinenien't with a corresponding car 12 formed on the section 10. 'lhe ears 11 and 12 are provided with alined bores which receive a. securin" bolt 13'on.the

These bolts provide nieansdor securing the sections of the cerringegtogether and for forcing them toward one other. Carriage section 9 is provided, in its upper face, with a. rec ss which receives a. wooden block 15, at block 16 heingmounted in a similar recess in. section 10. These blocks provide cushions for the angular fish-plates 17 carried by the carriage sections. By forcing the sections of the carriage together, the fish-plates may be secured "to the rail by nut and bolt means in the usual manner. By this construction, the rail may be quickly-and easily secured; to the supporting carriage, this carriage being sliduble on the tie and, due to the cooperating T-guide members and slots, offectually secured against vertical play relative to the tie. I

An adjusting screw 20 is inserted through sections 9 end 10 of the carriage 8, a securlug nut 21 being threaded on this screw and vhearing against the inner face of section 10.

ing nut 23.is threaded on the screw 20 adjacent the outer face of block 22, a similar nut--24 being threaded on the screw adjacent the inner face of the block. By means-of the nuts 23 end 24 the screws 20 may be ed -"--,f gusted axially, and secured in adjustment,

so as to adjust the'rail supporting carriage longitudinally of the tie. I By'this means,

the two carriages for supportingthe rails may be readily adjusted toward and away from each other thus permit-ting variation of the gage of the road and accurate adjustment to any desired gage; I i

. In practice, the top oithe tiegA will be i through which when desired,

0f rectangular cross-section closed by cover plates 25 mounted thereon and secured in position by means of tap screws 26 passed through the plate and d into apertures in thefianges 4 and 6 Each flange may be provided With a seriages in position.

In the form shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the tie is formed in two sections B, and O, which neri end of the sections B an C, respectively. ach tie section 18 provided with. a trans Verse block 22 corresponding to bloclc22 sidewall, said i the tie forniin on the upperface of the tie and provided with T gui e channels receiving said guide members, and means for riages longitudinally of 2. In rail 01- rectangular cross section having integral inwardly and outwardly at the upper edge of each side walLsaid flanges and the side Wall the tier approximately T-shaped guide member-s,

rail on tie upper face of the tie and provided with T-guide channels receivin members, and means for adjusting said carriages longitudinallyof the tie ently of each other. i In raii supporting means,.a tie formed of two sections ofrectan'gular cross section each having integral inward wardly projecting'flanges at the upper edge of each side Wall, said flanges and theside alls of the tie sections forn'iing approxi 'mateiy T-shaped guidemembers, rail supcarriages slidably'mounted .on the porting adjusting said -carsupporting means, a hollow tie indepen'd- V ly'and outupper faces of the tie sections and provided with T-guidechannels. "receiving said guide, 7

dj listing said'carriages" tie; ections 1ndependa two. witnesses.

AJOHN P. ENRY-J Witnesses: a I

I10, TIPI'ETT, .LON'. QUINN,

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